Asian American
Institute for
Public Policy
A nonprofit public policy organization
dedicated to advancing equality and
full participation for Asian Americans
Immigration
The Washington Post analysis of U.S. State Department data released in early March shows that legal immigration is falling from most countries. India and China bore the brunt of the visa declines by about 84,000 compared with the same period in 2024.
A majority of voters disapprove of the Trump administration’s handling of immigration issues by 52.8% to 44.7%, according to RealClearPolitics average as of March 20, 2026.
The Trump Presidency
According to RealClearPolitics average of polls conducted March 2 – 20, 2026, President Trump’s job approval rating stands at 41.6% approve to 56% disapprove. The spread of -14.4% is widest since the beginning of Trump’s second term.
A majority of Asian American voters disapprove of President Trump’s job performance, a finding shown in three of the polls, Emerson College Polling, Quantus Insights, and the Trafalgar Group.
2026 Midterm Elections
When asked who they would be most likely to vote for in a hypothetical congressional election, voters’ responses in nine January 2026 polls indicated that Democratic candidates were consistently flavored by two to six percentage points.
The RCP average of these polls shows 45.7% for Democrats to 41.2% for Republicans.
AAIPP Surveys
The First 100 Days of President Donald Trump’s Second Term:
Views of AAPI Voters (May 2025)
2024 Post-Election Survey
(November 2024)
AAPI Voters Shifted Rightward in their Presidential Vote Choice and have Mixed Views on Policy of Mass Deportation of Undocumented Immigrants
Immigration is driving the nation’s modest post-pandemic population growth, new census data shows.
AAIPP’s policy interests cover several broad areas - Select published opinion writings on key policy matters are welcome for the purpose of informing and encouraging thoughtful policy discussions.
AAIPP Bulletin
Published eleven times a year, this data - driven newsletter covers the latest of certain pressing national policy issues and their implications to Asian Americans.
AAPI Adults Identify Priorities and Expectations for 2026
AAPI Data / AP-NORC (January 22, 2026)
Beyond MAGA: A Profile of the Trump Coalition
More in Common (January 2026)
The New GOP: Survey Analysis of Americans Overall, Today’s Republican Coalition, and the Minorities of MAGA
Manhattan Institute (December 1, 2025)
The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Mass Deportation: What’s at Risk in New York
Fiscal Policy Institute, Immigration Research Initiative (January 23, 2025)
AANHPI Homeownership and Wealth-Building Trajectories
Urban Institute (January 27, 2026)
Expiring ACA Premium Tax Credits Could Lead to Nearly 340,000 Jobs Lost Across the U.S. in 2026
The Commonwealth Fund (October 16, 2025)
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2024
U.S. Census Bureau (September 3, 2025)
More Students Than Ever Learning Asian American History as 23 States Adhere to Asian American History Requirements
Committee of 100 (August 28, 2025)
Racial Attitudes Among Asian American Parents and Their Influence on School Choice
Tiffany Wu, Adriana Villavicencio, Verenisse Ponce Soria
Harvard Educational Review (December 10, 2024)
Fifteen-year trends in depression symptoms by sex, race, and financial stress among U.S. College Students
Journal of Affective Disorders (March 5, 2026)
Beyond the Labels: AAPI Women on Abortion Care, Dignity, and Criminalization
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (February 23, 2026)
AAPI adults see benefits of immigration, most oppose current enforcement practices
AAPI Data/AP-NORC (March 23, 2026)
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
Migration Policy Institute (March 12, 2026)
Reduced immigration reduced population growth for the nation and most states
The Brookings Institution (February 11, 2026)
Interracial Cooperation in the United States
The Brookings Institution (February 18, 2026)
The public is skeptical about the effectiveness of DEI initiatives
AP-NORC (July 31, 2025)
The State of Anti-AAPI Hate in 2024
Stop AAPI Hate (June 2025)
Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future
Dan Wang
Norton (August 26, 2025)
China’s Sanctions Gambit: Formal and Informal Economic Coercion in the Second Trade War
Audrye Wong, Viking Bohman, and Victor Ferguson
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (June 18, 2025)
Negative Views of China Have Softened Slightly Among Americans
Pew Research Center (April 17, 2025)
Federal Public Service in Peril: A Report Card on the Trump Administration’s Management of Our Government
Partnership for Public Service (March 19, 2026)
John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life Under American Racial Law
Beth Lew-Williams
Harvard University Press (September 16, 2025)
From Translations to Chatbots: AANHPI Community Perspective on the Impact and Governance of Artificial Intelligence
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (February 11, 2026)
Support
Acknowledgement
AAIPP’s work has been generously supported by the C.J. Huang Foundation and individual donors.
Ways to Give
AAIPP welcomes general-purpose contributions as well as designated gifts for specific purposes such as a research project, a policy/research fellowship, the monthly AAIPP Bulletin, etc. All contributions are tax deductible. For further details, please contact Cao O at cao@aaipp.org
About Us
Amplify Asian American Voice & Thought Leadership
The Asian American Institute for Public Policy (AAIPP) is a nonprofit public policy organization dedicated to advancing equality and full participation for Asian Americans. It works to amplify Asian American voice and thought leadership to address community concerns and to contribute pragmatic solutions to vital social, economic, and political issues in America. Through an inclusive perspective and a balanced approach, AAIPP seeks to promote reasoned dialogue and informed policy discourse that is guided by data, empirical research and critical analysis.
